Apocalypse Neu: Distort Retrospective

Distort Archives: #22 (2009), #23 (2010)

DISTORT #22 (2009) - Writing on the Christian hardcore of Dry Rot / loads of reviews

Do you need some guidance? Let me tell u. What you really need in your life right NOW is to read a rambling essay on a Christian hardcore band from 2009! Too long dunt read? I found Dry Root and their religious fundamentalism far more interesting than smug neo atheist nihilist “I don’t believe in anything” nerds. This was the time of books like The God Delusion and new atheism and I found the type of person these reasonable rationalist dorks idealised extremely distasteful to my delicate sensibilities - I am a sensitive person, you must forgive - I am not Christ man, the gods I worship are much older, stronger and more cruel than the Jezus- but my point here was I preferred the hardcore made by intolerant narrow minded fanatics and zealots who think they know the truth - much better than insipid perspectivist humanitarian record collectors looking for social merit points… looking to get into heaven.

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